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VOLUME 42 — NUMBER 19
By JACK TROY
4 Kind Word or Two About
An Excellent Governor
We ran into old friend Senator Charley Brown of Fulton
County recently, and Sen. Brown was high in his praise of
the job Lester Maddox is doing as Governor of Georgia.
The Atlanta newspapers have been rather “nit” about
picking on the Governor in stories, editorials and cartoons.
Last week the Atlanta Journal changed attitude and ran a
complimentary editorial about Gov. Maddox, as follows—
On Local Government
Gov. Maddox has developed into quite a speech maker.
Judging by the papers he must average two a day, putting
him right up there with or maybe a little ahead of ex-Gov.
Carl Sanders.
It is hard to keep up with Gov. Maddox’s output, but he
delivered one wortny of comment this week before the Air
port Rotary Club.
In it he said "the time has come for us to return to Jef
fersonian-Jackson principles of democracy wherein prob
lems are solved locally by local citizens. . . ."
To which we answer, ‘ Amen,’’ but, please, governor, have
the grace first to grant us the powers to solve these local
problems locally.
We need more home rule.
We need a lot more local money.
We are for strong local government, as the governor says
he is.
But we’re not going to get it until the state gives local
government more freedom, including more freedom to raise
local money
Until hten local government in Georgia will have to con
tinue going to Washington for funds to finance many pro
grams, Gov. Maddox’s rhetoric notwithstanding.
All-American Football
At Stadium Thursday
Officials of the All-Amer
ican football game, sched
uled July 8, for Atlanta Sta
dium, are expecting a sig
nificant turnout from the
Clayton County area.
Fans in the area will have
the unique opportunity to
witness the titantic struggle
among such 1966 All-Amer
ican football players as
Heisman-Award winner
Steve Spurrier of Florida,
Bob Griese of Purdue, Lynn
Hughes of Georgia, Craig
Baynham of Georgia Tech,
Loyd Phillips and Jon Brit
tenum of Arkansas and Mel
Farr of UCLA.
Loran Smith, public rela
tions director of the game,
said he is expecting Clayton
County fans to aid consid
erably as the Atlanta area
attempts to built the largest
crowd in the All-American-
Game’s seven-year history.
“We believe fans from
Forest Park, Jonesboro, Col
lege Park and other parts of
Clayton County will produce
the record turnout we are
shooting for”, said Smith.
Last years’ record turnout
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Even the most rabid opponents of
Gov. Maddox couldn’t charge that he
isn't honest; that he isn’t capable!
that he isn’t on the ball and that
he doesn't work endless hours with
out coinplaint.
Gov. Maddox may well go down in
history as one of the finest Georgia
Governors of all time. He certainly
is trying and sometimes it appears
he shouldn't accept all the requests
for public appearances as they ex
tend him to the utmost. But they
show his popularity. With the public
he is much in demand.
in Atlanta’s first All-Ameri
can game was 38,326. Prev
iously, the game had been
held in Buffalo, New York.
“The reason we are ex
pecting a large turnout from
this county is because of the
intense football interest for
the Jonesboro Cardinals, the
Forest Park Panthers, the
College Park Rams and the
North Clayton Eagles,” con
cluded Smith.
The game, which will be
televised nationally over 200
ABC affiliates, will begin
9:30 p.m. July 8. More than
100 newsmen will be among
the large crowd and will fur
nish extensive national and
regional coverage.
Advance tickets, which are
$6 each, may be purchased
at the stadium or at any of
the regular Atlanta Brave
ticket outlets.
The Eller News Center at
Grant City South in Forest
Park, is ticket headquarters
here for this game as well
as other stadium tickets.
FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30050, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1967
SS Changes
Days for
Clayton
Beginning July 27 the So
cial Security Representative
will visit Jonesboro to con
duct Social Security business
with the public on Thursday
instead of Tuesday as in the
past several months.
The schedule for this next
ensuing quarter is Thursday,
July 27, August 24 and Sep
tember 21. Hours will be
from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00
noon in the office of the De
partment of Family and
Children’s Services located
on the first floor of the
Clayton County Courthouse
in Jonesboro.
Anyone desiring to con
duct Social Security business
may meet the Social Security
Representative on the above
dates or, if more convenient,
may come to the East Point
Social Security office, 2727
Main Street, East Point, any
weekday 8:30 a.m. until 4:30
p.m. or Saturdays from 8:00
a.m. until 12:00 noon.
Civitan Gordon Kraft (right) is congratulated by outgo
ing President E. Martin Holman for a job well done.
Kraft received three awards from the club at its annual
banquet Friday night at the Farmers Market.—(Photo by
Lee Hooper.)
HOKE H. WEST NEW PRESIDENT
OF FOREST PARK CIVITANS
Hoke H. West was official
ly installed as president of
the Forest Park Civitan Club
at its annual banquet at the
Farmers Market Friday.
It was a happy meeting
which featured installation
of officers, many awards, a
grand banquet and enter
tainment by “Country Boy”
Waterson of Morrow.
Other officers installed
were Donald Judson, first
vice president; Reginald L.
Hancock, second vice presi
dent; A. C. Scott, treasurer;
and Robert L. Hartupee, Sec
retary. New officers were in
stalled by E. Martin Holman,
Jr., retiring president.
Gordon L. Kraft, publicity
chairman came away with
three awards: Civitan of the
Year, Honor Key and the
Civitan Scroll.
Cancer Drive
Reports
Gains
Important gains were re
ported this week midway in
the last half of the American
Cancer Society’s EDUCA
TION-Funds Crusade in
Georgia.
State Chairman, Don El
liot Heald, General Manager
of WSB-TV, Atlanta, told
members of the Division’s
Board of Directors in meet
ing Thursday, June 22nd,
that 88,798 volunteers had so
far been reported in 153
dounties of the state, and
that the Crusade organiza
tion was at a higher point
of preparedness this year
that ever before.
He estimated that each of
these volunteer workers
would by the windup of the
Crusade have reached at
least 12 other persons —a
total of 1,065,576 adults in
Georgia — with life-saving
information about cancer.
The American Cancer So
hiety reports that 10,000 new
cases of cancer are expected
in Georgia during 1967 and
that one-in-four persons
now living will at one time
develop cancer.
“This means better than
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New P. O.
On Lake
Harbin Road
Congressman John J.
Flynt, Jr., announced today
that a site has been selected
for a new postal facility to
be located on the north side
of Lake Harbin Road, ap
proximately 212 feet east of
the Eastern railway line of
the Central of Georgia Rail
road, Morrow, Georgia.
The approximate total
cost of the property involved
is $20,000.
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Camera Club
Is Forming
A Clayton County
Camera Club is being
organized. The first
meeting will be near the
end of July. Contact
Deri ck s o n’s Camera
Shop, Grant City South,
for details.
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Final Rites Are
Held for
Edward Wilson
Edward L. Wilson 111, son
of Major (retd) and Mrs.
E. L. Wilson, of King Arthur
Court, Jonesboro, sustained
a fatal accident on the
South Expressway, Tuesday,
June 20. Ed was 16 years old,
an honor student at Jones
boro High, and had been ac
cepted at Emory University
where he was to study medi
cine. He was a lettered mem
ber of basketball and tennis
teams, a member of the Key
Club and Hi-Y. He was a
member of Jonesboro Meth
odist Church, worked with
M.Y.F. and sang in the
M.Y.F. and sang in the choir.
The bereaved family are
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wilson,
sister Martha, 17, at the
University of Alabama,
Claudine, 12 and John, 14
both attending Jonesboro
schools.
Funeral services were held
at Jonesboro Methodist
Church with interment at
The National Cemetery,
Marietta.
Pallbearers were members
of the basketball team, with
honorary pallbearers mem
bers of the team, and of the
M.Y.F. of his church, teach
ers and coaches.
Dickson & Son Funeral
Home carried out the ar
rangements.
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Exchange Club President Robert McMullan (left) pre
sents check to Dr. Ernest Abernathy for Jonesboro High’s
athletic department’s whirlpool bath during installation
of officers last week.— (Photo by Lee Hooper.)
Robert McMullan Is Installed
As Exchange Club President
Parish Council
Installs Officers
The new officers of the
Parish Council of Women
were installed on Thursday,
June 15, 1967 at St. Philip
Benizi Catholic Church on
Flint River Road, Jonesboro.
Acting as president is Mrs.
Joan Bussey with Mrs. Bar
bara Sieli as vice president,
Mrs. Louise Gordon as secre
tary and Mrs. Mildred Green
as treasurer.
Father Daniel J. O’Connor
officiated at the installation.
He also announced the plans
of the newly completed
church. The foremost of
these is the official dedica
tion of the church which is
planned for October Bth,
1967.
The Parish Council of
Women was formerly known
as the Ladies Guild of the
Jonesboro Mission. The out
going officers of the Ladies
Guild are: Mrs. Rosemary
Stephens, president; Mrs.
Mary Lynberg, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Rosemary Spain,
secretary and Mrs. Joan
Bussey, treasurer.
The outgoing president,
Mrs. Stephens was presented
with a gift as a token of ap
preciation for her many
hours of endeavor in behalf
of the Ladies Guild and the
Church. Father O’Connor
also thanked Mrs. Stephens
for her services, particularly
in helping to establish the
religious classes conducted
during the school year.
All ladies of the parish are
automatically members of
the Parish Council of Wom
en. As members they are
cordially invited to attend
the regular meetings to be
held on the third Wednes
day of each month.
Beginning this next Sun
day an evening Mass will be
added to the Mass schedule.
This 6:00 p.m. Mass will be
in addition to the regular
Sunday Masses at 8:00, 10:00
and 12:00 o’clock Masses.
Edith Smith Guild
Thirteen members of the
Edith Smith Guild and four
guests met at 7 o’clock a.m.,
on June 17 for a breakfast
in the Fellowship Hall, fol
lowed by a simple but im
pressive rededication pro
gram in the sanctuary.
Mrs. Lucile Rivers, Presi
dent, and Mrs. Sara Kate
Tarpley, Chairman of Spir
itual Life, planned the pro
gram.
The group was led in the
Guild Ritual by Mrs. Tarp
ley, followed by silent pray
ers at the altar and a prayer
by the Rev. Fred Shellnut.
The benediction was in uni
son.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Installation of new offi
cers and a gift to the Jones
boro High School Athletic
Dept, of a whirlpool bath
featured the meeting of the
Exchange Club at Lake
Spivey last week. Robert Mc-
Mullan was installed as the
new president; Clyde Har
relson as vice president; and
John Cozad as secretary
treasurer.
Judge Ed Kemp, a charter
member, was the installing
officer.
Various charter members
gave newer members ac
counts of the 30-year history
of this very active and con
genial club. The group’s gift
to the Jonesboro High of the
whirlpool bath for therapeu
tical treatment of the
school’s young athletes will
long be remembered.
Master Skiers
Return to
Callaway Gardens
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga.—
Twenty-four of last year’s
contestants in the MASTERS
Water Ski Tournament are
returning this year to the
1967 MASTERS at Callaway
Gardens to defend their
titles in new competition
July 14-16.
This Ninth MASTERS
Tournament contains some
contestants that have been
returning since 1960, when
the second tournament was
staged.
Nancie Rideout Robertson,
still the only woman to have
won the coveted trophy, will
not participate in this years’
tournament, but was the Big
MASTERS Trophy of the
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TREAT YOURSELF TO
CLAYTON COUNTY LOCATIONS:
BUTCH'S CHICKEN HOUSE — 192 HWY. 54, JONESBORO
CARROLS DRIVE-IN — 2907 JONESBORO RD., FOREST PARK
THE FLAMING TORCH — HWY. 42, RT. 2, ELLENWOOD
FOREST HOUSE — 127& MAIN ST., FOREST PARK
HARBIN'S DRIVE IN — RT. 1, FOREST PARK
WEYMAN'S FINE FOOD — HWY. 54, MORROW
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First grade of Jonesboro’s Lillie E. Suder Elementary
School winner of Education Award.
Suder Elementary School
Named Pace-Maker'
MINNEAPOLIS, July 2—
The Lillie E. Suder Elemen
tary School in Jonesboro was
named today as Georgia’s
“Pacemaker” in educational
improvement in a nation
wide school recognition proj -
ect sponsored by the Na
tional Education Association
and Parade, the Sunday
Newspaper Magazine.
A citation will go to the
school at an Awards dinner
here Wednesday evening
(July 5) during the 105th an
ual NEA convention. The
school is being cited for its
special pre-primary project
provided for by the Clayton
County (Ga.) Board of Ed
ucation. The project has
been jointly planned, devel
oped, and financed by the
Board, the University of
Georgia Research and de
velopment Center and the
U. S. Office of Education.
In addition to the Suder
Elementary School award,
schools or school systems in
23 other states and the Dis
trict of Columbia were cited
for “leading the way to bet
ter education for America’s
youth” by Parade Editor Jess
Gorkin and NEA President
Irvamae Applegate.
In the fall of 1965 the
Clayton County schools were
Paul Anderson Coming to
Riverdale Methodist Church
Paul Anderson, the undis
puted “World’s Strongest
man” will speak at the Riv
erdale Methodist Church
Friday, July 7 at 8:00 p.m.
He will give a demonstration
of his strength along with
his witness for God.
Paul has participated very
successfully in several
sports, including football,
weightlifting, boxing and
wrestling. One of his most
spectacular feats was lifting
in a single attempt 6,270 lbs.
in a back lift.
Throughout his career,
which has also included
movie and television appear
ances, he has had one great
goal to help unfortunate
young people develop into
good citizens. Perhaps one of
the greatest feats of all has
been his Paul Anderson
Youth Home, Inc., located in
Vidalia, Ga. Here, he and
his lovely wife Glenda offer
a foster home for teenagers
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faced with many crucial ed
ucational problems, namely
(1) an inadequate number
of qualified elementary
teachers to fill new positions
created by increased enroll
ments and to replace those
teachers who had left the
system for more profitable
employment or personal rea
sons; (2) no public kinder
garten; and (3) no clear-cut
plan for desegregating the
teaching staff.
So, in 1966, Suder Elemen
tary School was chosen as
the demonstration school
for the pre-primary project
designed to attack these
three problems. Particular
emphasis, says Principal
Lacy D. Powell, has been
given to a long-term study
of the effects of early and
continuous educational
stimulation of children aged
three through 12.
Clayton County provides
the facilities and the over
all supervision. The Univer
sity of Georgia Research and
Development Center pro
vides the funds for three
teachers, five teacher-aides,
a maid, textbooks, visual
aids, play equipment, testing
materials and services, and
consultative services for this
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and endeavor to help them
develop into good citizens
through spiritual guidance,
education and physical fit
ness.
Paul continues to train
with weights, makes many
appearances as a certified
lay preacher, with youth
groups, civic clubs, conven
tions and television. He has
also witnessed at the first
conclave of the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes held at
the Miami Stadium. He is an
active member of this organ
ization.
Everyone is invited to at
tend this meeting at River
dale Methodist Church, lo
cated on Highway 139 in
Riverdale. It will be a re
warding experience to hear
this famous mun. He was re
cently named by a national
magazine as one of the 100
best known people in the
world.